While evading thugs, Frey (her full name is Alfre), finds a strange-looking bracelet that wraps around her arm. You're placed in the worn-down sneakers of young Frey Holland, a New York City street thief who has spent considerable time on the wrong side of the law, squats in an abandoned apartment with her cat and was one benevolent judge's ruling away from becoming a third-striker. Not every protagonist needs miles of depth at the start.
Some of that clashing pockmarks the story, which is built around a relatively uncomplicated main character, and that's fine. However, pooling a bunch of top-tier ingredients together doesn't guarantee success - or in this case, magic - on the screen, and while Forspoken certainly has plenty of enjoyable pieces, it's also an inconsistent experience that felt both like the sum of its parts as well as the victim of them, touching on a variety of styles and tones that clash as often as they cooperate. Once called "Project Athia," the debut of Luminous Productions appeared to have all the pieces needed to make a serious impact: an experienced writing team compiling the narrative, design concepts from people who worked on Final Fantasy XV, an engine poised to tap into the PS5's power, and even music from top-end composers.
I spent more than a dozen hours trying to answer that question while diving into Forspoken - magically sprinting across visually rich landscapes, hurling powerful magic at elaborate boss characters, talking to cats - and while I arrived at that answer, it took me a little bit to get there.
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